199The RialtoRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1965-691 State: 2/3 |
| Collection credit: | Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller Fonds. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Sold at auction, Sotheby's, April 1946 (lot 25), for £69 to P. & D. Colnaghi, London; sold in 1963 for £84 to Paul Prouté, Paris; probably sold to Galerie R.G. Michel, art dealers, Paris; bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1965. |
| Paper size: | 300 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 293 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | darkened, medium weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | overall tone, wiping visible at bottom, slight bubbling at bottom right |
| Note on foul biting: | a few dots |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'VENDITA CARNA' on the signboard above the awning on right |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Shield stamp (F.G. Waller, Lugt 2760) ; 'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) both on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 25963' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'vxou' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2110210 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.